Jun 02 Watch U.S. Economic Recovery Stumbles, Reviving Debate on Way Forward Economic Recovery Stumbles, Reviving Debate on Way Forward… Continue watching
May 18 Watch The Great Stagnation: Why Hasn't Recent Technology Created More Jobs? As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman reports on why more good jobs haven't been created in recent years. Can new technological innovations create widespread job growth as past generations have seen?… Continue watching
May 06 Watch As Job Growth Continues, Focus Turns to Speed of U.S. Recovery The April jobs report showed healthy gains Friday, but also a rise in the unemployment rate. U.S. markets rose sharply in early trading, but surrendered most of their gains later in the day. Judy Woodruff takes a closer look at… Continue watching
May 06 Dueling April Jobs Numbers Cloud Some Good News for Economy Once again, the monthly unemployment data give occasion for those who have hair to lose more of it. The Household Survey, from which the much-trumpeted "Unemployment number" comes, brings us a rise in official unemployment to 9 percent, due to… Continue reading
May 06 Dueling April Jobs Numbers Cloud Some Good News for Economy By Paul Solman Once again, the monthly unemployment data give occasion for those who have hair to lose more of it. The Household Survey, from which the much-trumpeted "Unemployment number" comes, brings us a rise in official unemployment to 9 percent, due to… Continue reading
May 05 Watch In Calif. Town, Prison May Fix One Employment Problem, But Create Another The small California farm town of Mendota is struggling to diversify its economy, which revolves around seasonal agricultural work that creates times of very high unemployment. University of California, Berkeley student Alissa Figueroa reports on one solution that could also… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Autism Now: Bridget Taylor Extended Interview Below is an extended transcript excerpt from the Autism Now series, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Bridget Taylor, director of the Alpine Learning Group in Alpine, N.J., on adults with autism. Continue watching
Apr 15 Making Sen$e: How Does Investing Create Jobs? By Paul Solman Financial professionals work the phones on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days… Continue reading
Apr 15 How Does Investing Create Jobs? By Elizabeth Shell Name: Scott Question: If my company's stock is currently $10 and then in a month goes to $20, how does this doubling show up on a company's balance sheet? And if it does not show up on a firm's balance… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch Unemployment Rate Drops in March, but Economic Recovery Remains Fragile Unemployment Rate Drops, but Long-Term Jobless See 'Troubling' Stagnation… Continue watching